Hurricane Erin on Wednesday grew in size as it made its way up into the Atlantic off the U.S. East Coast with tropical-storm conditions forecast to hit North Carolina and dangerous surf left

Hurricane Erin brings swells to Florida. It's ideal for surfing but dangerous for beachgoers who see blue skies, but don't realize the dangers.

The outer bands of Hurricane Erin are approaching the North Carolina Outer Banks on Wednesday evening. Erin is a Category 2 storm with maximum sustained winds of 110 mph. Sign up for our NewslettersAs of 11 p.

Meteorologists are closely tracking the projected path and forecast of Hurricane Erin, which is the first hurricane to develop over the Atlantic this year.

The hatched areas on the National Hurricane Center's tropical outlook map indicate "areas where a tropical cyclone — which could be a tropical depression, tropical storm or hurricane — could develop," said National Hurricane Center Deputy Director Jamie Rhome.

BUT RIGHT NOW I’M NOT SEEING ANY SIGNIFICANT SIGNALS THAT WE HAVE TO WORRY HERE IN CENTRAL FLORIDA. BUT WE’LL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE TROPICS BACK AT HOME. WE’RE TRACKING MORE RAINFALL,

The International Space Station flew 260 miles over the hurricane as it moved northwest through the Caribbean.

Hurricane Erin weakened to a Category 3 hurricane during the early hours of Aug. 19 as it moves closer to the East Coast, according to the National Hurricane Center.